From: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2026 15:46:24 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: HACKING.md: Instructions for qemu-based autopkgtest
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HACKING.md: Instructions for qemu-based autopkgtest

Mostly for my future self.

Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
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diff --git a/HACKING.md b/HACKING.md
index 5fe1d2b..9179403 100644
--- a/HACKING.md
+++ b/HACKING.md
@@ -22,3 +22,10 @@ Run one test, ad-hoc, using a debug build
 nailing-cargo build
 nailing-cargo --- test/with-unshare test/t-basic
 ```
+
+Formal isolation-machine autopkgtest (with pre-built binaries):
+
+```
+# autopkgtest-build-qemu forky /volatile/ian/autopkgtest-virt-qemu/forky
+$ really autopkgtest . ../bpd/hippotat-{client,common,server}_1.2.3_*.deb --- qemu /volatile/ian/autopkgtest-virt-qemu/forky
+```